The Glory and the Dream
{{Short description|1974 American book by William Manchester}}
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{{Infobox book
| name = The Glory and the Dream
| image = TheGloryAndTheDream.jpg
| caption = First edition (publ. Little, Brown)
| author = William Manchester
| genre = Nonfiction
| subject = U.S. history
| country = United States
| language = English
| publisher = Little, Brown
| published = 1974
}}
The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America, 1932–1972 is a 1,400-page social history by William Manchester, first published in 1974. Sometimes sold as two volumes, it describes the history of the United States between 1932 and 1972.
Content
The book details both social history and political machinations in the period with a focus on how the New Deal, the Second World War and the Cold War influenced American culture.
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| accessdate = 2008-07-21}} Special attention is paid to Roosevelt's New Deal and the lasting effect it had on the U.S. government. Manchester simplifies the complex political maneuvers and opaque terminology that pervaded Cold War politics to more accessible language.The 1973-1974 edition came in two maroon, navy and gray books with William Manchester's signature on the obverse. The books are labelled 1 and 2 on the sides. {{cite news
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| date = 1975-01-12
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The book's title is taken from William Wordsworth's poem "Ode: Intimations of Immortality": "Whither is fled the visionary gleam? / Where is it now, the glory and the dream?"{{cite news
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Release and reception
The Glory and the Dream was listed as a New York Times bestseller in 1975.
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| department = The New York Times Book Review
| pages = 361
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| work=The New York Times
| date = 1975-12-07
| url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0B11F7395E16738DDDAE0894DA415B858BF1D3
| accessdate = 2008-07-21}} In The Scotsman, Michael Aitken called it "a collossal piece of nostalgia that brings to mind G.K. Chesterton's insight that the real American is all right: it is the ideal American who is all wrong."{{cite news |last1=Aitken |first1=Michael |title=American Reflections |work=The Weekend Scotsman |date=1975-07-19 |page=3 |via=British Newspaper Archive}}
The book was translated into Chinese by Dong Leshan.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
References
{{William Manchester}}
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Category:1975 non-fiction books
Category:History books about the United States
Category:Little, Brown and Company books
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